तव च का किल न स्तुतिरम्बिके! सकलशब्दमयी किल ते तनुः। निखिलमूर्तिषु मे भवदन्वयो मनसिजासु बहिःप्रसरासु च॥
tava ca kā kila na stutirambike! sakalaśabdamayī kila te tanuḥ । nikhilamūrtiṣu me bhavadanvayo manasijāsu bahiḥprasarāsu ca ॥
Meaning of Tava Cha Ka Kila
O Mother Jagadambika! Is there, indeed, any word in this world that is not a hymn of praise to you? For your very form is composed of all words. O Goddess! In all the thoughts that arise in my mind, as well as in all the forms and images that appear externally, I see only your divine form.
Word by word
- तवtava
of you; your
- चca
and
- काkā
what; which
- किलkila
indeed
- नna
not
- स्तुतिरम्बिकेstutirambike
praise, O Mother Ambika
Sandhi of stutiḥ + ambike.
- सकलशब्दमयीsakalaśabdamayī
consisting of all words or sounds
Sakala + śabda + mayī; feminine, qualifying tanuḥ.
- किलkila
indeed
- तेte
your
- तनुःtanuḥ
body; form
- निखिलमूर्तिषुnikhilamūrtiṣu
in all forms
Nikhila + mūrti; locative plural.
- मेme
for me; in my experience
- भवदन्वयोbhavadanvayo
connection with you; your presence
Bhavat + anvayaḥ; final -aḥ becomes -o before manasijāsu.
- मनसिजासुmanasijāsu
in those born in the mind
Manasi + ja; feminine locative plural, referring to mūrtiṣu.
- बहिःप्रसरासुbahiḥprasarāsu
in those manifesting outwardly
Bahiḥ + prasara; also qualifies the forms.
- चca
and
Commentary
The opening question asks what speech could fail to praise Ambika when her own form consists of all words. The compound sakalaśabdamayī makes language itself part of the Goddess's presence, so praise can extend beyond a formal hymn. The second line places forms born in the mind beside forms that appear outwardly, and the speaker recognises a connection with her in both. Bhavadanvaya expresses that connection or pervasion, while me makes this a personal declaration of devotional perception. In daily life, the verse invites a devotee to remember the Goddess while thinking, speaking and attending to the visible world.
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yaistu bhaktyā smṛtā nūnaṃ teṣāṃ vṛddhiḥ prajāyate । ye tvāṃ smaranti deveśi rakṣase tānna saṃśayaḥ ॥
A prayer from Devi Kavacham linking devoted remembrance of the Goddess with growth and her protection.
या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्ति-रूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥
yā devī sarvabhūteṣu śakti-rūpeṇa saṃsthitā । namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ ॥
A prayer from Devi Mahatmyam saluting the Goddess who dwells in all beings as power.
सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके। शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते॥
sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalye śive sarvārthasādhike । śaraṇye tryambake gauri nārāyaṇi namo’stu te ॥
A prayer from Devi Mahatmyam to Narayani, the auspicious Goddess who grants refuge and fulfils all aims.